Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa
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Literally: Good sound announces far, bad sound announces far
Examples
Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa, anh nên cẩn thận với hành động của mìnhGood news and bad news both travel far, you should be careful with your actions
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa” mean?
Good news and bad news both travel far Literally: Good sound announces far, bad sound announces far
Is “Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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